#garbage management

[reasonsforhope]

Sports have gotten more and more environmentally friendly, whether it's by reducing plastic waste at arenas, or producing medals with recycled materials. But what if the sport itself was devoted to directly helping the planet? Take a look at SpoGomi, a competitive sport in which teams collect garbage and litter within a time limit and specified area. People get to exercise and improve their communities while simultaneously reducing pollution. It's an overall win!

The name “SpoGomi” comes from “sports” and “gomi,” which means “trash” in Japanese. SpoGomi was created in Japan in 2008 as a way to promote trash collecting in an effort to aid the environment and push back on the climate crisis. “The marine litter problem is becoming increasingly serious worldwide,” reads a message from SpoGomi. “Approximately 80% of the garbage in the ocean is said to come from land (cities), and picking up garbage is the ‘last line of defense' to prevent this from happening. By connecting countries and people, we have expanded our circle even further around the world.”

Now, supported by The Nippon Foundation, the sport is so popular that there are competitions around the world, including the first SpoGomi World Cup, which was held in Japan in November 2023. People from 20 countries and all of Japan's prefectures participated, with the UK team coming out in first place.

SpoGomi is more than simply picking up trash, though, as there's a whole set of rules. These game rules are flexible depending on the area and litter to be picked up. Generally, teams are made up of three to five members who have to collect as much trash as possible within a designated area and time limit. The most common duration is an hour for picking up trash plus another 20 minutes to correctly sort it.

Some trash can be extra damaging to the environment or harder to spot, meaning each piece of litter gets a different amount of points. According to Nippon.com, the rules for World Cup regional preliminary rounds have burnable and nonburnable trash at 10 points per 100 grams, cans and bottles at 12 points, and PET plastic bottles at 25 points. The crown jewel of competitive trash picking are cigarette butts, which will get the team 100 points each.

Other rules stipulate that teams cannot pick up trash that is already in bins that belong to someone else. Since everything must fit into the trash bags that are provided, they cannot pick hazardous waste or bulky items either. And since this is meant to improve the local area, any method of transportation other than walking is frowned upon.

In the end, all participants can bask in the pride of making the environment just a little bit cleaner and healthier. Udagawa Takayasu, a spokesperson for The Nippon Foundation, even admits, “I participated in a preliminary tournament held in Japan just last weekend. Although our team could not win and I faced frustration, the city became markedly cleaner. I think it's one of the fascinating aspects of SpoGomi, even if you don't win, it leaves you with a positive sentiment.”

-via My Modern Met, May 20, 2024

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Hell yeah, gamify this shit!

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

For vaggie that spear is her support animal/therapist

For charlie, it's a rival she'd like to throw in lava but can't cause, it's vaggies support 'animal'

silly headcanon plot twist- Charlie's jealously at the spear ISN'T silly or irrational at all, it's a subconscious manifestation of Charlie's desperation for her girlfriend to actually open up emotionally to HER instead of to a WEAPON, confide fears and problems in CHARLIE, and a very frustrated, very also-emotionally-constipated-in-her-own-way Charlie doesn't wanna pin that frustration on Vaggie directly so she deflects all her anger to the spear, which as an inanimate objects, can't get any hurt feelings over this or decide Charlie is too much and dump her

we've done it. we've cracked the silly headcanon and found the angst waiting underneath XD XD XD

or maybe the above is all just what the hazbin crew speculates together, in their weekly "there's no way those two idiots don't have shit going on in their relationship" chaggie hotel gossip meet-ups

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

listen, the joys of accidentally overbuying Halloween candy cannot be overstated

Me: take however many you want! 5-yr old girl dressed as dinosaur: howevew many I want??

my mom: [fills a toddler's bucket to the brim] toddler: [eyes buggin out]

Me: take big handfuls! one in a gang of 9-11-yr old boys: handFUL or handFULS? Me: handFULS him: [short-circuiting] his friend: this is my favorite house. I live at that house over there, but this is my favorite. the first boy, going hogwild: you said handFULS their smallest friend, very worried: hey y'all, save some for me

7/8-yr old pirate: can I have this one? me: yeah! him: woah! can I have this one? me: sure! him: woah! can I h

[asexualbookbird]

one (1) sewing project done please clap

[quimser]

more nit sketches. also introducing puuril, a lizard they modified into a walking multi-tool. it seems to be doing alright though

[spookythesillyfella]

hey guyz . guess who made another drawing remake instead of smth useful ? the answer will shock you

★ original post : here

★ alt verzionz under cut :

[bookshelfdreams]

I spent the entire day rearranging my tiny place to make space for my new roommate. Place is still a terrifying mess, but at least I took most of the garbage out and all the books are back on the shelf.

I am so tired. Not even physically but why is cleaning and organizing just so mentally exhausting.

[klaytheguildless]

Espeon & Deoxys GX TCG

Card GB1 version:

Card: Espeon & Deoxys-GX (Unified Minds 72)

[tategaminu]

The intrusive thoughts I have about joining TDP Reddit just to post pro rayllum/rayla every week

[lemm-moxx]

Don't think i've ever talked abt this guy (W.D) properly bf but i thought i'd share his entry in a project im working on! (The Oc-ictionary!!!!! it's a catalouge of all of my utmv oc's and their backstories ect (though it's far from done)

[imagibunny]

my job makes me wanna hit my head off of a wALL

[thecuratxr]

We got the bronchitis rattle gals and pals

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent images I suppose ~

[c4tto626]

just remembered that people have left positive comments on the few COD fics i've written and it makes me feel insane like what do you mean people read my garbage? what do you mean people liked my garbage?? 💀